Oil refinery worker charged with colleague's murder

No plea was recorded from Muhammad Hassan after the charge was read to him by the court interpreter before Magistrate Norzaliza Tesmin on Thursday .

The accused allegedly committed the crime between 12.37am and 1.50am on Jan 3 at a house in Taman Happy, Batu 1 Jalan Pantai in Port Dickson Muhammad was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code which carries the mandatory death penalty upon conviction. Both the accused and the victim, Vishavdeep Singh, were general workers at an oil refinery in Port Dickson.

Norzaliza fixed Feb 10 for next mention and ordered the accused to be held at Jelebu Prison until then as this was a non-bailable offence.Port Dickson police chief Supt Aidi Sham Mohamed had said earlier that based on preliminary investigations, the accused and victim were housemates and had been drinking before the alleged incident.Article type: metered

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